Find us at
South London Coroner’s Service, 2nd Floor, Davis House, Robert Street, Croydon CR0 1QQ
We cover the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton, Bromley and Bexley.
All correspondence for the South London Coroner’s Court should be addressed to the above. Both the court and office are at the above address.
Main switchboard: 020 8313 1883
E-mail us on: admin.coroner@croydon.gov.uk
Click here for : A Guide to Coroner Services for Bereaved People
Our telephone lines are open weekdays 9am to 12 noon. If you are ringing after 12 noon we will re-open at 9am the next working weekday.
GP, Hospital & Registrar referrals are to be made via our portal at www.southlondoncoroner.org using the death referral tab on the above toolbar.
If you are a funeral director requesting cremation papers please continue to email your request with the relevant details to admin.coroner@croydon.gov.uk and we will email the documents to you when available for release.
If you a Police officer calling to refer a new case outside of office hours, please contact the out of hours service – for Bromley and Bexley ring 01689 86 3000 (choose option 4) or for Croydon and Sutton please ring 020 8401 3000 and ask for the on call officer to be contacted.
If you are a professional enquiring about a referral that has been submitted to us via the portal please email LondonSouthCoroner@croydon.gov.uk
SANDILANDS INQUESTS
touching the deaths of:
Donald Collett, Dane Chinnery, Robert Huxley, Philip Logan, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Philip Seary and Mark Smith
Inquests: 17th May 2021 to 13th August 2021
In The Council Chamber, Croydon Town Hall, Katharine St, Croydon, CR0 1NX
Dear members of the Press (and all IPs)
The submissions and ruling concerning the Norfolk case have not be made in the presence of the Jury. Therefore, I must remind you that you may not report (in any form) the contents of the same. Once the Jury return with a conclusion, this restriction will be lifted.
HMSC Miss Ormond-Walshe
Please Note:
In line with the principle of open justice the court is open. Family members, those others who have been given Interested Person status, lawyers for Interested Persons and witnesses are welcome to attend court together with journalists and members of the public.
As a result of the ongoing pandemic, social distancing continues to apply. That means seats in court are limited. There is seating for all lead advocates. There are a further 24 seats available for family members, members of the public and members of the press who wish to attend in person. Those who wish to attend are kindly asked to email the court on admin.coroner@croydon.gov.uk at least two days in advance to ensure that appropriate and safe arrangements can be put in place and to confirm that enough seating is available.
S9(2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 makes it contempt of court to broadcast recordings of court proceedings to the public. Remote access to journalists may only lawfully be given by way of audio transmission if the coroner expressly disapplies s9 of the 1981 Contempt of Court Act. There is an absolute statutory prohibition of members of the public or press having access to a visual broadcast. (The Chief Coroner’s Guidance No 38 Remote Participation in coronial proceedings via video and audio broadcast, 11th June 2020). The coroner will consider, on application, disapplying s9 to permit the members of the Press to have audio access to the hearing.
South London Coroner’s Court
Previous hearings:
The first procedural hearing took place at midday, 11th December 2019 in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon CR0 1NX.
The second procedural hearing took place at 10am 29th January 2020 in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon CR0 1NX.
The third procedural hearing took place at 10am 6th August 2020 in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX.
The fourth procedural hearing took place at 10am 25th September 2020 in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX
The fifth procedural hearing took place at 2pm 28th January 2021 in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX
The sixth procedural hearing took place 10am 30th April 2021 in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX
Direction: Section 39 Children & Young Persons Act 1933
I have an important direction to give in relation the publication of names and other details relating to children and young persons.
I hereby prohibit the publication of the name, address, school of any child or young person referred to or concerned in these proceedings or any particulars that might lead to the identification of such children
I do so under the power conferred upon me by section 39 of the Children & Young Persons Act 1933.
Any person who includes any such particular or particulars in a publication in contravention of my order shall on summary conviction be liable in respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
“Publication” includes any speech, writing, relevant programme or other communication in whatever form, which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public.
“Relevant programme” means a programme included in a programme service within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990.
HM Senior Coroner S Ormond-Walshe
18th May 2021
GENERAL NOTICE – DAVIS HOUSE COURT
South London Coroner’s court is Open. That means family members, Interested Persons, lawyers, witnesses, journalists and members of the public are all are welcome to attend. However, during this pandemic social distancing is in place and must be followed, together with the wearing of a mask. Due to social distancing in place, seats in court are more limited than normal.
Family members, persons with Interested Person status, witnesses, lawyers representing Interested Persons and member of the Press may attend the hearings remotely. It is helpful for the court to be put on notice at least 24 hours before the hearing date and time, that someone is asking to attend remotely.
At the hearing no person attending remotely may further disclose documents issued by the court, nor exhibits shown in the hearing, nor make a photograph, video or audio recording of the hearing. Failure to follow this direction may risk being in contempt of court.
If in doubt, please contact the court for a ruling.
HM Senior Coroner S Ormond-Walshe
1st March 2021
The Coroner's Court is located at
South London Coroner's Service, Davis House,
Robert Street, Croydon
The location of the Coroner's court is easily accessible in central Croydon, close to East Croydon Rail and Tramlink Stations and to a bus station. The court is approximately a 10 minute walk from East Croydon train station. Detailed further directions if required are available on application to the South London Coroner’s Office. Public car parking is available in Wandle Road car park but not in the court complex itself.
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